According to this article, in 2015, the instability in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in 2,965 persons (mainly from DRC, Burundi and Somalia) applying for asylum in Zambia. Last year, UNHCR was informed that 147 persons of concern, including 24 asylum-seekers and 18 children were being detained for immigration-related purposes. 

This paper initiates discussion by calling on Child and Youth Care (CYCCs) to offer transitional support to youth leaving care.  It also intends to document and share information on new ways for youth to successfully transition out of care.

In this editorial, Laura Brigs discusses the issues that children face while attempting to apply for refugee status in the United States

This report explores the human, economic and strategic cost of Australia’s current policies which seek to deter asylum seekers from migrating to Australia by sea. 

Lancet editorial advocating for support for migrant and refugee children

This document discusses SOS Children’s Villages years of experience in supporting vulnerable children and provides 10 recommendations to ensure proper care and treatment of migrant and refugee children.

This is an at-a-glance look at the migration and refugee situation in the U.S., Mexico, and the Northern Triangle of Central America.  The document contains general demographic data, as well as an overview of the potential threats that children face in the Nothern Triangle.

This report serves as a look at the people who are currently displaced around the world.

This is the executive summary for a longer report, which gives an estimate of the number of immigrant and refugee children who will enter the United States in 2016, where they come from, and the traumas they face. It includes recommendations for policy and practice.

This report gives an estimate of the number of immigrant and refugee children who will enter the United States in 2016, where they come from, and the traumas they face. It includes recommendations for policy and practice.